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Was not this because of some specific detections by Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team, like with stuxnet etc.?
Kaspersky recently flagged CIA backdoors worked through a Microsoft hole known as “PsSetLoadImageNotifyRoutin”, an unpatched “feature” that prevents antivirus software from finding computer virus malware…Essentially, malware can use the above API to trick the OS into giving malware scanners other files – such as benign executables – to inspect rather than their own malicious code. This would allow software nasties to evade antivirus packages. (Source info: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/08/microsoft_says_it_wont_fix_kernel_flaw_its_not_a_security_issue_apparently/ )

This is not a reputation thing. Could it also be politically driven, because of the present demonization of Russia???

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